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Table 14.2
(continued)
S. No.
Country
Number of samples/sites
Antibiotics
Concentration range (μg/L)
Water type
References
14
Mexico City
26
Clofibric acid, salicylic acid,
ibuprofen, ketoprofen,
gemfibrozil, naproxen and
diclofenac
ND-0.464
Groundwater, surface water
(dams), and mixed water
(tanks)
Félix-Cañedo et al. (2013)
15
Korea
–
Tetracycline,
sulfamethoxazole,
sulfonamide,
chlortetracycline,
oxytetracycline,
sulfamethazine, sulfathiazole
and tylosin
ND-5.35
Water
Ok et al. (2011)
16
Hong Kong
25
Sulfadimidine,
sulfamethoxazole,
sulfadiazine, sulfapyridine,
doxycycline and ofloxaci
ND-0.580
Sewage influent and effluent,
river water
Deng et al. (2016)
17
Iraq
36
Ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin
and amoxicillin
0.020–0.146
Drinking water treatment
plants
Mahmood et al. (2019)
ND
Not detected